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Co-creators or puppets?: a study on AI-marketing’s role in consumers’ value co-creation
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Business.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

In recent years, AI has received increased attention in the field of marketing and is believed to grow even more in the future. It seems that the use of AI in marketing has a significant impact on consumer value creation. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how consumers experience the role of AI-marketing within the scope of the online customer journey, including how both positive and negative aspects of AI-based decision aids influence their value co-creation. Based on previous research, a conceptual model was created to determine whether consumers co-create or co-destroy value in the interactions with AI-based decision aids, as well as which types of values that are the outcomes. Three focus groups were used as a qualitative method to collect empirical data. Findings resulted in two main insights. Firstly, consumers experience the role of AI-based decision aids positively and can co-create values regarding economic and efficiency benefits, facilitation of information search, and more inspiring, personal and relevant experiences. Secondly, AI-based decision aids are also perceived negatively and contribute to co-destruction of value as well. Consumers experienced negative aspects regarding manipulation, limitations and loss of integrity and autonomy, as well as risks of overspending, being misled and distracted, and having irrelevant experiences. This thesis contributes with new insights into the consumer perspective of AI-marketing. Marketers can use these results to understand consumers’ value creation and avoid the negative aspects to achieve the best possible AI-marketing strategies. 

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2021. , p. 65
Keywords [en]
Digital marketing, AI Marketing, AI-based decision aids, Service-Dominant Logic, Value co-creation, Value co-destruction, Consumer value
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Business Administration Social Sciences Economics and Business
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22155OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-22155DiVA, id: diva2:1578000
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International business and marketing
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Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics
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Available from: 2021-07-05 Created: 2021-07-05 Last updated: 2021-07-05Bibliographically approved

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